2025届湖北省黄石二中英语高三上期末考试模拟试题含解析

2025届湖北省黄石二中英语高三上期末考试模拟试题注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—Didyoucatchthefirstbusthismorning?—No.Ithadleftthestop_________Igotthere.A.inthetime B．atthetimeC．bythetime D．duringthetime2．IntheUS,therearecurrentlyover5,000communityschools_____,inadditiontoservingaseducationalinstitutions,functionascommunitycentersforthesurroundingneighborhood.A．which B．whereC．whose D．as3．Lifethelike________ocean;Only________strong-willedcanreachtheothershore.A．an;the B．the;aC．the;/ D．/;a4．Muchtotheirdelight,theirnewproject_____attheconference,theexcitedscholarsdecidedtohaveabarbecueinhonourofthefantasticmoment.A．toapproveB．beingapprovedC．havingapprovedD．havingbeenapproved5．Perhapsyou________stopplayingcomputergamesnow.Yourbossmaybeturningupintheofficeatanymoment.A．will B．must C．should D．can6．________ahighpercentageofAustraliansmaybepeoplewhowatchsportsratherthandothem,asfarasmostofitspopulationisconcerned,itisindeedagreatsportingnation.A．While B．as C．If D．Whether7．—Mum,IbrokeDad’ssunglassesthismorning.—Youneedtomakeanapologyforyourfault,________youwillregret.A．andB．orC．butD．for8．Youhaveabigmouth,Tom.Youhavetoldeverybodythesecret.A．can’t B．mustn’tC．shouldn’t D．mightn’t9．Youcanonlybesureof_____youhaveatpresent;youcannotbesureofsomething_____youmightgetinthefuture.A．that;what B．what;/ C．which;that D．/;that10．—Youshouldhavehelpedyourmomwashthedishes．—Imeant．Butsheisalwaystellingmetostudy．A．todo B．to C．doingso D．doing11．Wherehaveyoubeen?—I_______intheheavytraffic.OtherwiseI_______hereearlier.A．havegotstuck;wouldhavecome B．gotstuck;wasC．gotstuck;wouldhavecome D．hadstuck;wouldcome12．—Wherecanweparkcar?—Don’tworry.There’ssuretobeparkinglotnearby.A．the;the B．the;aC．不填;a D．不填;the13．Themapletreesturnabrilliantredinautumn,addinganothertothecolorsintheharvestseason.A．theme B．versionC．category D．dimension14．—Theroomlooksbigger!—We______thefurniture.A．havechanged B．hadchangedC．changed D．arechanging15．—Thelectureabout3Dtechnologywasveryinteresting.—It’sapity.HowIwishI________timetoattendit.A．had B．have C．hadhad D．havehad16．JustinabookabouthisadventuresinTibet．Ihopehecanfindagoodpublisherwhenitisfinished．A．waswriting B．iscurrentlywriting C．hasalreadywritten D．wrote17．________challengesinChinascar-sharingeconomy,sharedmobilitystillhasapromisingfuture.A．Despite B．BesidesC．Concerning D．Regarding18．Breakingupisthebusinessofthetwolovers,________nootherpersonshouldbeinvolved.A．which B．inthatC．that D．inwhich19．—Bettergetdowntoyourwork,Tom.—_________.A．It’smypleasure B．Don’tmentionit C．MindyourownbusinessD．You’rewelcome20．-Mycomputerdoesn'twork!-Robertisacomputerexpert.HowIwishhe______withme.A．came B．hadcomeC．iscoming D．hascome第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）SamantaSchweblin,oneofthebestyoungSpanishlanguagenovelistsnominated(提名)byBritishliterarymagazineGranta,hasvisitedBeijingtopromotethefirstChineseeditionofacollectionofhershortstories.Thecollection,BirdsintheMouth,hasbeentranslatedandpublishedbyShanghai-basedpublisherReader.“SometimesIholdtheChineseeditionandchooseastoryatrandomandtrytoguesswhichoneitis.Butitisalmostimpossibleforme;eventhelengthisdifferent.”saysSchweblin.“WhenabookistranslatedintoaWesternlanguage,Icanatleastunderstandsomepartsofmystories,andthereforesuffersomedoubtaboutthequalityofthetranslation.ButmyChineseeditionismorelikeanactoffaith.”BorninArgentinain1978,SchweblinsayssheisinfluencedbytheliterarytraditionsoftheLaPlataarea,hometomanyfamousLatin-Americannovelists.Interestedinwritingstoriesofordinaryliveswheresuddenlysomethingextraordinaryhappens,somethingnew,strangeorunknown,shethinks,“Thestrangerandtheunknownarenotalwaysrelatedtoghostsoraliens,butcanbesomethingrelatedtotheknownworld,somethingthatactuallycouldhappen.”BirdsintheMouthtellsofadivorcedfatherwhoworriesabouthis13-year-olddaughterandhermysteriousappetites.Itturnsoutthathisdaughtereatslivebirds.TheideaforthisstorycametoSchweblinwhenshewasbrowsingtheInternet,“Click,click,click,apictureofalittlegirlwholooksfrightenedwithherhandscoveringhermouthcametomyeyes.Littlebylittle,Idevelopedthestoryinmymind,andthenwroteitdown”recallsSchweblin.AlthoughthereareelementsofviolenceandbloodinessinSchweblin’sstories,sheskillfullyhidesthem,thinkingthetricktowritingathrillingstoryistostopthemonsterfromappearing,whilemaintainingafrighteningandmysteriousatmosphere.1、SamantaSchweblincametoChinato________.A．payavisittoBeijingB．translateherstoriesintoChineseC．helptomakeherbookmorepopularD．publishhercollection2、WhenmentioningherChineseedition,Schweblinthinks________.A．shesufferssomedoubtaboutthequalityofthetranslationB．herChineseeditionisslightlydifferentfromtheoriginaloneC．shecanunderstandsomepartsofherChineseeditionD．shehasastrongbeliefinherChineseedition3、Fromthepassagewecantell,theauthor________.A．hasanappetiteforwritingsomethingextraordinaryB．gottheideaofherstoryBirdsintheMouthbydesignC．triedtoquitdescribingviolentandbloodyscenesinherstoryD．thinksherwritingstyleismainlyaffectedbysomefamousnativenovelists4、Wecanprobablyreadthepassagein________.A．atextbookB．anewspaperC．areportD．asciencefiction22．（8分）Ineverysignificantrelationship,therecomesatimewhenyouhavetoaskthetoughquestions:what’sthedealwiththemysteriousfifthpocketonourfavoritejeans?Tofindout,wecalledintheexperts:KorieLovetteandJohnCunningham,twomerchandisemangersforWranglerjeans.“Thefifthpocketwasintroducedinthe1800sasaprotectivesleeveforcowboys’pocketwatches,”LovettetoldTODAYStyle.“Althoughthepocketisrarelyusedforwatchestoday,standardjeansarestillbeingproducedinawaythatcanaccommodateasize2pocketwatch.”Wehaven’tseenapocketwatchsincethelasttimewewatched“Castaway”,butCunninghaminsiststhatthepockethasplentyofmodernuses.“Today,menusethemforpocketknivesorloosechange,whilewomenmightuseittoholdlipstick,”hesaid.“Overthepastcoupleyears,ithasbecomeanincreasinglypopularspottostoretechnologydevicessuchascellphonesoriPods.”Andthen,ofcourse,thereistheissueofaesthetic(美感).“Aclassicpairofjeanswouldlookincompletewithoutthefifthpocket,”Cunninghamexplained.“It’satradition;anauthenticconstructionofthejean.Itwasproductinnovationbeforethatwasafamousitem.Wekeepthefifthpocketforthetypicalcompletenessofourjeans.”Thatsaid,therearetimeswhenitmakessensetobreakwithtraditionforamorepleasingfit.“WhenWranglerdetermineswhethertoincludethefifthpocketornot,welookattheoverallaestheticofthefigure,”saidLovette.“Forwomen’sskinnyjeansorleggings,weusuallydon’tincludeafifthpicketsincetheconsumerwillmostlikelybewearingablousethatwillcoverthepocket.”1、Theoriginaluseofthefifthpocketisto___________.A．holdpocketknivesB．carrycowboys’moneyC．makethejeansmorebeautifulD．protectcowboys’pocketwatches2、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．WomenusuallylikethefifthpocketontheirjeansB．WranglerhassomekindsofjeanswithoutthefifthpocketC．ThefifthpocketwasdesignedmainlyforstoringcellphonesD．Thequestionaboutthefifthpocketisaskedoftenbetweenphones3、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．Istheextrapocketgoodorbad?B．Isthefifthpockettobechanged?C．ThereasonsforhavingthatextrapocketD．Thestylesofthefifthpocke23．（8分）InFebruary,FEDEXlaunchedarobotcapableofreplacingapizzadeliverydriverbybringingfoodrighttoyourdoor,whichindicatesmorecompaniesmaysoonautomate(使自动化)notonlyprocesses,butfullbusinesslines.Thesetypesofmovescouldbedisastroustowork.Between1987and2017,manufacturingoutputgrew80percent,butthenumberofworkersdroppeddramatically.Thishitcitieshard,leadingtoshrinkingpopulationsandthewidedifferencebetweenurbanplacesweseenow.Numerousstudiesshowthatautomationisn’tequallyaffectingtheworkforceacrossallsectors.Whileithasnegativelyimpactedaportionoftheeconomy,ithashelpedtoliftupothersectors,suchascomputerscienceandhealthcare.Therealquestionishowyoucounteractinequality.Tostartwith,weshouldtrainpeoplewiththeskillstheyneed.Tominimizejoblossesandembracepositivechanges,weneedtofocusonthegreatvaluehumansbringtothetable.Jobsrequiringsoftskillsliketimemanagement,activelistening,cooperation,andjudgmentanddecision-making,andjobsthatareinhigh-touchindustriesaremuchlesslikelytobeautomated.Wemustmakejointeffortstostrengthenandfixtheholesinthesafetynet.Whilethe2020presidentialcandidatesarestartingaconversationabouthowtoaccomplishthis,citiesarealreadyleadingbyexperimentingwithbasicincome,passinghigherminimumwagelaws,carryingoutpaidfamilyleaveanddrivingpolicysolutionsthatsupportworkersandfamilies.Intheendrobotswon’ttakeallthejobs,buttheymighttakeyours.Whatwedoaboutit,though,isuptous.1、Whatwillpossiblyhappenifcompaniesuserobotsinfullbusinesslines?A．Therewillbeasharpdropinmanufacturingoutput.B．TherewillbeashrinkinpopulationacrossChina.C．Thenegativeimpactswilloutweighthepositiveones.D．Theworkforceinvariousfieldsmaybeaffecteddifferently.2、Whichofthefollowingismorelikelytobeautomated?A．Bringingdishestothetableinarestaurant.B．Helpingtomanageone’stimeefficiently.C．Communicatingeffectivelywithco-workers.D．Helpingmaketherightjudgementanddecision.3、HowisParagraph5developed?A．Byprovidingdata. B．Bygivingexamples.C．Bycomparison. D．Byanalyzing.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmean?A．Itisuptouswhateverwedowiththerobots.B．Itisuptouswhatjobstherobotswillreplace.C．Weneedtoadaptourselvestothechangesaccordingly.D．Wehavetheconfidencethatrobotswillreplacenojobs.24．（8分）TheUnitedStates’jobmarkethasmillionsofunfilledjobs.Manyofthosejobsrequiretechnicalskills.However,employerssaymanyofthosejobsarevacantbecausetheycannotfindpeoplewiththerightskills.Laborexpertscallthisparadoxtheskillsgap.Anumberofeffortshavebeenlaunchedtobetterunderstandandsolveit.NicholasWymanwroteabookcalled,“JobU:HowtoFindWealthandSuccessbyDevelopingtheSkillsCompaniesActuallyNeed.”Hecallstheskillsgap,“alabormarketmismatch—peoplewithoutjobsandjobswithoutpeople.”IntheUnitedStates,thecostofatraditionalfour-yearcollegecanbeveryhigh.U.S.collegesanduniversitiesproducemanygraduateseveryyear.Yetunemploymentratesamongnewgraduatesarehigh.NicholasWymansaysacombinationoftechnicalclassesandon-the-jobtraining—anapprenticeship(学徒)—wouldbeabetterchoiceformanypeople.Henotesthat,“Anapprenticeshipiswhereyoulearnfromaspecialist,youareprovidedguidanceandyoulearninanon-the-jobenvironment.Itisvitaltogettechnicalskillsthatareofimmediatevaluetoanemployer.Anditisimportanttogettransferrableskillsbecausetechnologyandthenatureoftheworkplacearechangingatafasterratethanbefore.”Therearequestionsaboutthedefinition,size,andnatureoftheskillsgapinthelaborforce.IowaStateUniversityresearchersstudiedsomeofthesequestionsrecently.Theyexaminedemployment,educationandpopulationinformation,andfoundtheevidenceofaskillsgapisweak.IowaState’sLieslEathingtonnotedthatmanypolicymakersandemployerssaythereisopportunityin“middleskills”areas,likemachining.Yetshesaidthemostrecentrecession(经济衰退)hitsomeofthosejobareashard.Shesaidstudentsshouldbeonguardbecause“oureconomyreallyisn’taddingthatmanyjobsthatrequirethemiddleskills.”Shesaidemployerscouldgetmorewell-qualifiedapplicantsiftheyofferedhigherwages.Shenotedthatgraduatesoftwo-yeartrainingprogramsstillgenerallymakelessmoneythangraduatesoffour-yearcolleges.Thequestionoffindingthenightpersonfortherightjobremainsadifficultone.TheDepartmentofLaborsays8.7millionArmeniansareunemployedandanother6.7millioncanfindonlypart-timework.1、Theunderlinedword“paradox”inparagraph1refersto________.A．thelargenumberofunemployednewgraduatesB．thedemandsemployersmakeonemployeesC．peoplewithoutjobsandjobswithoutpeopleD．peopledisqualifiedforthevacantpositions2、WhatwillNicholasWymanprobablyadvisenewgraduatestodotogetemployed?A．Toreceivetechnicaltraining. B．Todropthecostlycollegeeducation.C．Tovaluethejobopportunities. D．Toarmthemselveswithvariousskills.3、AccordingtoLieslEathington,whatisthesolutiontotheskillsgap?A．Reformingthedullnessofeconomy. B．Guardingagainstrecessions.C．Updatingworkers’professionalskills. D．Raisingemployees’earnings.25．（10分）Whenstudentsandparentsareaskedtoratesubjectsaccordingtotheirimportance，theartsareunavoidablyatthebottomofthelist.Musicisnice,peopleseemtosay,butnotimportant.Toooftenitisviewedasentertainment,butcertainlynotaneducationpriority（优先）.Thisviewisshortsighted.Infact,musiceducationisbeneficialandimportantforallstudentsMusictellsuswhoweare.Becausemusicisanexpressionofthebeingswhocreateit,itreflectstheirthinkingandvalues,aswellasthesocialenvironmentitcamefrom.RockmusicrepresentsalifestylejustassurelyasdoesaSchubertsong.ThejazzinfluencethatGeorgeGershwinandothermusiciansintroducedintotheirmusicisobviouslyAmericanbecauseitcamefromAmericanmusicaltraditions.Musicexpressesourcharacterandvalues.Itgivesusidentityasasociety.Musicprovidesakindofperception(视角)thatcannotbeacquiredanyotherway.Sciencecanexplainhowthesunrisesandsets.Theartsexploretheemotive（情感的）meaningofthesamephenomenon.Weneedeverypossiblewaytodiscoverandrespondtoourworldforonesimplebutpowerfulreason:Noonewaycangetitall.Theartsareformsofthoughtaspowerfulinwhattheycommunicateasmathematicalandscientificsymbols.Theyarewayswehumanbeings“talk”toeachother.Theyarethelanguageofcivilizationthroughwhichweexpressourfears,ourcuriositiesourhungers,ourdiscoveries,ourhopes.Theartsarewayswegiveformtoourideasandimaginationsothattheycanbesharedwithothers.Whenwedonotgivechildrenaccesstoanimportantwayofexpressingthemselvessuchasmusic,wetakeawayfromthemthemeaningsthatmusicexpresses.Somusiceducationisfarmorenecessarythanpeopleseemtorealize.1、Accordingtoparagraph1,students________.A．regardmusicasawayofentertainmentB．disagreewiththeirparentsoneducationC．viewmusicasanoverlookedsubjectD．prefertheartstoscience2、InParagraph2,theauthorusesjazzasanexampleto________.A．compareitwithrockmusicB．showmusicidentifiesasocietyC．introduceAmericanmusicaltraditionsD．provemusicinfluencespeople’slifestyles3、Accordingtothepassage,theartsandscience________.A．approachtheworldfromdifferentanglesB．exploredifferentphenomenaoftheworldC．expresspeople’sfeelingindifferentwaysD．explainwhatitmeanstobehumandifferently4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Musiceducationdeservesmoreattention.B．Musicshouldbeoftopeducationpriority.C．Musicisaneffectivecommunicationtool.D．Musiceducationmakesstudentsmoreimaginative.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Youmaybesurprisedtosee“makingsurechildrenneversuffer”asamistake.Thefollowing1mayhelpyouunderstandhowrescuingchildrenfromallsuffering2weakness.Alittleboyfeltsorryforabutterfly3toemergefromitschrysalis(蛹).Hedecidedto4thebutterfly.Sohepeeled(剥开)thechrysalisopenforthebutterfly.Thelittleboywasso5towatchthebutterflyspreaditswingsandflyoffintothesky.Thenhewashorrified6hewatchedthebutterflyfalltothegroundanddiebecauseitdidnothavethemuscle7tokeepflying.Infact,thebutterfly’sstruggleto8thechrysalishelpsthebutterflybecomestronger.Likethelittleboy,9toooftenwanttoprotecttheirchildrenfromstruggleinthe10oflove.Theydon’trealizethattheirchildrenneedtostruggle,toexperience11.Todealwithdisappointment,andtosolvetheirownproblems.Onlyinthiswaycanchildren12theiremotionalstrength,become13anddeveloptheskillsnecessaryfortheevenbiggerstrugglestheywillmeetthroughouttheirlives.Childrenexperiencingsufferingscan14theupsanddownsoflife.However,itisn’thelpfuleitherinthiscasewhenparents15lectures(训斥),blameandshametowhatthechildisexperiencing.Mothers16tosay,“Stopcryingandactinglikeaspoiledboy.Youcan’talwaysgetwhatyouwant.”These17wordsshouldbeavoided.Instead,parentscanofferlovingsupport.Youcansay,“Don’tlose18.Bebrave!Youwillsucceedifyoutryagain.”Thencomesthetoughpart-no19andnolectures.Simplyallowhimtodiscoverthathecangetoverhisdisappointmentand20whathecandotogetwhathewantsinthefuture.1、A．story B．proverb C．saying D．experiment2、A．damages B．burns C．creates D．experiences3、A．turning B．struggling C．devoting D．coming4、A．kill B．feed C．help D．rescue5、A．moved B．excited C．puzzled D．depressed6、A．until B．since C．before D．as7、A．power B．energy C．strength D．force8、A．comeupwith B．doawaywith C．getalongwith D．breakawayfrom9、A．teachers B．parents C．relatives D．friends10、A．case B．charge C．name D．course11、A．friendships B．scholarships C．relationships D．hardships12、A．strengthen B．require C．get D．achieve13、A．warm-hearted B．strong-willed C．absent-mind D．cold-blooded14、A．expect B．predict C．survive D．avoid15、A．add B．adapt C．devote D．contribute16、A．pretend B．happen C．tend D．seem17、A．discouraging B．inspiring C．interesting D．touching18、A．face B．heart C．sight D．weight19、A．parking B．smoking C．drinking D．rescuing20、A．carryout B．figureout C．ruleout D．dropout第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Sayinggoodbyetoasportyouloveishard.ButKobeBryanttookanevenharder,1．(pain)route:Hisgoodbyelastedfornearlythreeyears.Formany,Bryantisalegend.Hestartedoutasabasketballprodigy(神童)2．skippedcollegeandtookhistalentsdirectlytoNBA．Itwashisquickactionandaggressivepersonality3．earnedhimthenicknameBlackMamba.4．competinginthefinalsorpracticingjumpshotsaftermidnightinanemptygym,Kobehasanunconditionalloveforthegame.Fansrememberhim5．theplayerwhohelpedtheLakerswinfiveNBAchampionshipsinhistwo-decadelongcareer.Bryant’sfinalgame6．(hold)onApril13attheStaplesCenterinhishomecityofLosAngeles.ForBryant,theoccasionwasbittersweet.In7．interviewwithESPN,Bryantexplained8．muchtheselastfewgamesmeanttohim.“There’s9．Ilovemorethanbeingabletoplaythisentireseason,”Bryantsaid,“togothroughthesetoughtimes,andtoplayinthesebuildingsonelasttime.”Kobe'smillionsoffansaroundtheworldcongratulatehimonanoutstandingNBAcareerandthankhimforsomany10．(thrill)memories.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Asastudent,Icantellyouthatthereisnothingbetterthanpraisedbymyteacherbeforemyclassmates、NeverwillIforgetoneexperienceinanEnglishclasslastyear、Ifeltextremenervoustheinstanttheclassbegan、Mr、ZhangmightannouncetheexamresultandIwouldprobablygetscoldingasbefore、Surprisingly,whenenteringtheclassroom,heglancedatus,sayinggently,“Today,Iwon’ttalkabouttheexam,butIamexcitedtotellyouwhatLiJiawroteanexcellentEnglisharticleintheexam、”Athearingwhathesaid,IwassoexcitedthatIcouldn’tholdbackmytear、ItwasthefirsttimethatIhavegotpraised、Fromthenon,IfellinlovewiththeEnglish、I’mgratefultoMr、Zhang、Withoutherpraise,Icouldn’thavegonesuchfarinmyEnglishstudy、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）高中生活已经开始了！假定你是李华，请你写一封信给你的美国朋友David，信中需表达以下要点：1．介绍开学的所见所感（校园环境、同学关系、学习问题……）；2.今后的目标和努力方向……。注意：1.词数不少于100字。2.行文应连贯，内容应完整，可适当发挥。________________________________________________